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James -
Actually I am not so concerned about the term "buy customers" as opposed to "acquire" them. I (correctly it seems) understood him to mean that there is someplace he can buy existing accounts, either individually or by isp acquisition, and then begine to service them himself.
That seems reasonable because it happens in other industries all the time...look at Sprint/Nextel for a large example. Look at Mortgage trading that goes on for a differnt example, often on a smaller scale.
That is why I wondered, as do you, the mechanics of such a marketplace. I hadn't heard of it before, but if Steve is tapped into it, I'd like to know about it. If nothing else,it would make me look at my low cost hosts a lot more closely :)
Also, I feel a certain affinity for it, since during my time at Cobalt, we all but kicked off the low cost ISP market by providing the first cheap, easy to manage web server appliances. We foresaw the day when a market in accounts might occur by 1998 or so.
Steve -
You asked for advice and you got it. It is not like you paid for it. So if you don't think it is worth anything, remember what you paid for it :)
But is not like you shared your books with us either. We just asked for validation of what you are doing, becuse the way you worded it, it appears as though you are going to spend only 15 dollars for every 120 dollars you are loaned.
Wherever you get money from, I can promise you they are going to take a very hard look at the market place and your books, not to mention your management skills. Not having a plan for 90% of the money you ask for is not going to cut it anywhere. That wouldn't be a loan, it would be a gift.
Why don't I invest? Well, so far, I told you I wanted more information in order to evaluate what you are suggesting, and you insulted me.
I am guessing now that there is no great business plan, and so what you propose won'really come about for a while if ever. I looked at your web site though, and if you can deliver what it promises, then you ought be able to grow organically for a while while you firm up that bizplan!
Good luck!
Barry
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